Tag: Conservation

May 02 2012

Bat Conservation Interns Hard at Work

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Bronson Curry and Jackie Jeffery are spending their summer studying the northern yellow bat as part of a full-time bat conservation internship with Wildlife Resources Division’s Nongame Conservation Section. Primarily...

Mar 28 2012

Conservation, Fishing

Lake Sturgeon Inhabiting Native Waters Again

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Thanks to Georgia Department of Natural Resources stocking efforts, lake sturgeon are once again inhabiting their native waters in the Coosa River basin. Wiped out in the 1960s, this prehistoric...

Mar 22 2012

Conservation

Hellbender ‘Re-discovered’ in Northwest Georgia

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Young Hunter Owens of East Ridge, Tenn. got a surprise while fishing for catfish in a stream near Ringgold, Ga., last December. Although Hunter didn’t catch a record-sized catfish, what...

Feb 28 2012

Law Enforcement

Learn About a Career in Conservation Law Enforcement

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Are you a high school student interested in pursuing a career in conservation law enforcement or public safety? If so, please join the Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources and other...

Oct 31 2011

Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement Training Never Stops

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Not many have what it takes to become part of the Law Enforcement Section of the Wildlife Resources Division. One must complete 18 weeks of law enforcement training just to become...

Oct 13 2011

Conservation

Torching Habitat to Help it

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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What do blow torches have to do with mountain bogs? Habitat restoration. Mountain bogs are one of the most critically endangered habitats of the Southern Appalachians. A primary threat to...